Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon's real height was 168.7 cm (5 feet 2 inches). His dark blond hair is actually Napoleon's, despite his portraits depicting him as a jet-black brunet. Napoleon had blue eyes. Napoleon's build was disproportionate: his large head and small torso created the visual illusion of short stature. Napoleon always hunched over and walked with his head slightly bowed, looking askance at his interlocutors. Napoleon is often depicted in the green uniform of a colonel in the Chasseur à Cheval regiment of the Imperial Guard—the regiment that often served as his personal escort. His uniform includes a large cocked hat and the gesture of a hand tucked into his vest.

Age: 36 years.

Napoleon I Bonaparte was a French military leader and statesman, Emperor of France. He was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica to a minor aristocratic family. He was the second of thirteen children. He entered the army in 1785 as a junior lieutenant of artillery. During the French Revolution, he rose to the rank of brigadier general after the capture of Toulon on December 18, 1793.

Napoleon Bonaparte's character is characterized by a combination of positive and negative traits. The emperor's personality was complex and multifaceted, and no single psychological characteristic fully describes him. Overconfidence, narcissism, and egotism characterized him. Napoleon was confident in his superiority and genius, and he held himself and his achievements in high regard. He also suffered from emotional instability. Under the influence of intense experiences, Napoleon would experience nervous breakdowns and physical convulsions. Organization and discipline. Napoleon meticulously prepared for each campaign, analyzing all possible scenarios and developing detailed plans. Insightfulness and mental flexibility. Contemporaries noted his ability to subject any subject or question to deep and precise analysis, drawing on his own life experience or the experience of past authorities. Topographical memory. Napoleon clearly remembered the position of his troops, their numbers and sizes, the condition of their ships on the open sea, and other details. A desire for independence. From his youth, Napoleon distrusted even those closest to him, preferring to check everything himself. Irritability and irascibility. Napoleon often deliberately gave vent to his anger, mainly to intimidate his subordinates and keep them in line. Intolerance of defeat. Napoleon perceived any failure as a personal insult. After unsuccessful campaigns—especially in Spain and Russia—he spent hours analyzing the details, blaming himself, circumstances, and fate, but never reconciled himself to the thought of defeat.